Fluid-pressure regulator.



A. G. BECKMAN.

FLUID PRESSURE REGULATOR.

APPLICATION FILED snm. 24, 190s.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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ADOLPH G. BECKMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JULIUS LEVY OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

FLUID-PRESSURE REGULATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed September 24, 1908. Sera1 N o. 454,608.

- With the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side view ofthe pressure regulator; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section through the same; Fig. 3 is an end view 'of the regulator, looking from left to right in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4 is a similar view looking from right to left in Figs. 1 and 2 and, Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Referrin to the drawing A indicates a tubular va ve casing, com osedof the parts aI and a; B indicates Aa va ve, Within the casing and C indicates a spring arranged to normally hold the valve away from its seat, against the pressure of the l'luid.

The part c ofthe casing has an external angular boss 1, formin a nut to which a Wrench may be applied or turnin the part, and it` has at one end an interior t which said part may be connected to a gas pipe. A artition 3 extends across the interior of t e part or member a and this partition is provided with a circular s eries of orifices 4 to rmit the gas to flow through the same andpilso with a central guide opening 5 for the part b of the valve stem. The part a of the casing also has a nut 6 on its exterior and an internal thread 7 for connec-I tion to a gas-pipe. It also has a transverse partition 8, a circular series of openings 9, of smaller diameter than the openings 4, and a ycentral guide opening 10 is provided in the artition for the part b of the valve stem. he end portion 11 of the part a of the casing, is threaded into the part c, as shown, and y said end portion is provided With a valve seat 12 adapted to be engaged by the beveled facezl on the valve.

The valve B is cylindrical and is preferably i it mits movements toward and from its seat.

read 2 by The valve, as shown, is of smaller diameter than the interior of the casing so as to permit the gas to flow around the sides of the valve through the casing when the valve is in its normal position. A series of small perforations or openings 15 extend from the. periphery of the valve in a radial direction to the concave side '14 of the valve, near the valve stem. The spring C is coiled around the part b/ of the valve stem and is interposed between the partition S and the concave side of the valve. This spring normally tends to force the valve toward the partition 3 but the valve is held out of engagement with said partition by a boss 16 on the valve stem which abuts against said partition, and forms a stop.

In operation the part a ofthe casing is connectedv to the pipe leading from the gasv meter, and the part 0/ of the casing is connected to the main pipe which conveys the gas to the burners in the dwelling or other building, so that the gas, in iiowing from the meter to the burners, passes first through the part a of the against the partition 3. The. gas then Hows freely through the openings 4 and around the periphery ofthe valve and through the outlet o enings 9. When the pressure increases above the normal the valve is forced by the gas pressure toward the seat 12, and when the pressure exceeds a certain predetermined amount, vwhich is regulated by the tension of the spring C, the valve closes against the seat 12'and prevents the further low of gas past the periphery ofthe valve. When this occurs, a restricted iiow of gas will take placethrough the radial openin s 15 which are provided tol permit a limite amount ofl gas to pass hrough the valve when the latter is seated.. Thefriction of the gas against the walls ofthe numerous small orifices in the valve and the tortuous path ofthe gas'throttles the flow so that the pressure at the outlet side of the valve is considerable less than the pressure at fices 15 are arranged in a radial direction, in-

stead of extending straight through the valve, so that the gas pressure will act upon the full area of the valve at the inlet side, to operate the valve, and the gas cannot blow straight through the valve when the latter is closed, but must pass to the peri hery and thence back through the small ori ces to the center, and thence .through the openings 9 which are made smaller than the openings 4.

What I claim iszy 1. In a fluid pressure regulator, a tubular casing comprising two parts detachably fitted together, said parts having partitions provided with central guide' openings and openings for the passage of the fluid, one of said parts having also a valve seat, a valve stem movable-insaid guide openings, a valve on said stem of smaller diameter than the diameter of the adjacent wall of the casing so as to provide an annular space for the fiow of fluid around the periphery of the valve, said valve having its`outlet side dished or concave, and having an annular surface .adapted to engage said seat and having also a series of perfor-ations extending from its periphery to its concave side, a spring arranged to hold said valve away from its seat, and a stop arranged to hold the valve away from the o enings in the partition atthe inlet side o the casing.

2. In a fluid pressure regulator, a casing comprising two tubular parts detachably fitted together, said parts having transverse partitions providedvwith central guide openings and openings for the passage of fluid, the area of the openings for the passage of' the fluid at the outlet side of the casing being less than the area of the openings at the inlet side, one part of said casing having a valve seat, a valve stem movab e in sa1d guide openings, a valve upon said stem adapted to engage said seat, said valve being of ess diameterthan the diameter of the adjacent Wall of the easing, to providea assageway for fluid around the periphery of) the valve, and having a series of openings extending valve, a spring for holdin said valve away from its seat and a stop for olding said valve away from the o enings in the partition at the inlet side of t e casing.

3. In afluid pressure regulator, a casing comprising two tubular arts having transverse partitions provide with central guide openings and openings for the passage of fluid, one of said parts iitting Within the other and having a valve seat, a valve stem fitting within said guide openings, a valve upon said stem, the diameter of said valve being less than the internal diameter of the adjacent wall of the casing so as to provide an annular s ace for the flow of fluid between the periphery of the valve and the casing, said valves having an annular surface adapted to fit against said seat and having a series of perforationsextending from its eriphery to the outlet side of the valve etween said surface and the stem, a spring arranged to normally hold said valve away from its seat, and a stop -for holding said valve away from the openings in the partition at the inlet side of the valve.

4. In a fluid pressure regulator, a casing comprising two tubular dparts having transl said seat and having also a series of perforations extending from its periphery to the concavesurface of the valve, a s ring ttin between said concave surface an one of sai partitions and a sto for holding said valve away from the openings in the other of said partitions.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature, in' presence of two witnesses.

AnoLPH G. BECKMAN; Witnesses I i EDW J. STORCK, ROBERT WATSON. l

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